ICSE Class 3 English Literature-Book 'Gulmohar' — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: 'Topsy-turvy' means something is upside down or in confusion. In the story, everything in Ultapur was topsy-turvy because people started living at night and sleeping during the day. Example: Wearing y

A: Badshah Batata was the king of Ultapur. He listened to his ministers and decided to change the daily routine of the kingdom by making people wake up at sunset and sleep at sunrise. His decision caused

A: The ministers were bored with the normal routine of waking up in the morning and sleeping at night. They blamed the sun and moon for controlling life and wanted to do things differently. So they sugge

A: The speaker is a baby windhover (a small bird also called a kestrel). The whole story is told from the bird's point of view, which helps us understand how it feels when taken from its home.

A: A windhover is a small hunting bird, also known as a kestrel. It can hover in the air by flapping its wings without moving forward. It has sharp claws and a beak, and it eats mice and small animals.

A: 'Chipping' means the sound of a baby bird's beak tapping the eggshell from inside to break it. It's how baby birds come out of their eggs.

A: Bambi is a young deer and the main character in the story. He is curious, full of wonder, and goes to the meadow for the first time with his mother. He asks many questions about what he sees in nature

A: Bambi was curious because he was seeing many new things for the first time—like butterflies, grasshoppers, and flowers. He wanted to understand what they were and how they behaved. His curiosity shows

A: 'Curious' means wanting to know or learn about something. For example, Bambi is curious when he sees a butterfly and asks, 'What is that flying flower?'